About Sta. Cruz

SANTA CRUZ, the second southernmost town of Ilocos Sur has a colorful and bloody past. Before the coming of the Spaniards which was in 1601, there was already a little settlement built by the Ilocanos beside the Patupec River located at the northern part of the present town. The hardy Ilocanos built it after the victorious battle with the Igorots who were then called “Mindayas”. The Mindayas tried to conquer the “Minlauds” (Ilocanos) but because of the latter’s bravery, the Minlauds were able to drive back the invaders to the mountains …